Forward Deployed Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Develop and maintain software systems and product features in a production environment, with a preference for Python
• ▹Drive customer impact by designing, implementing, and deploying Baseten solutions end-to-end (problem framing → evaluation → production deployment → monitoring)
• ▹Turn vague objectives into clear specs and well-defined PoCs to ship quickly
• ▹Optimize and enhance AI/ML projects, contributing to continuous improvement of the technical stack
• ▹Own products and customer projects end-to-end as engineer, project manager, and product manager

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field
• ▹2+ years of professional experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• ▹Demonstrated experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, strong preference for Python
• ▹Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines and the model development lifecycle
• ▹Strong communication skills on complex technical topics

Nice to have

• ▹Experience building or optimizing AI/ML projects

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive compensation including meaningful equity
• ▹100% coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• ▹Flexible PTO including a company-wide winter break (closed between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day)
• ▹Paid parental leave
• ▹Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
• ▹Company-facilitated 401(k)
• ▹Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering great learning and networking opportunities

About the company

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for some of the world's most dynamic AI companies, including Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By combining applied AI research, flexible infrastructure and seamless developer tooling, they help companies bring cutting-edge models into production. The company is growing fast and recently closed a $1.5B Series F round led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners and Spark Capital.